Calendula healing salve

Name: Calendula healing salve
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Dried calendula flowers; 1 cup Olive or jojoba oil; 1 oz Beeswax pellets; 10 drops Lavender essential oil (optional); 4 Small glass tins (1 oz each)

A gentle, skin-soothing balm for cuts, bug bites, and dry patches. Calendula-infused oil plus beeswax produces a kid-safe salve that lasts a year.

60 min

Prep time

$3.50

Per serving

Servings

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

1 cupDried calendula flowers
1 cupOlive or jojoba oil
1 ozBeeswax pellets
10 dropsLavender essential oil (optional)
4Small glass tins (1 oz each)

Instructions

Infuse the oil

Combine calendula and oil in a glass jar. Place in a double boiler over low heat for 1 hour, or sit in a sunny window for 4-6 weeks for a slower infusion.

Strain

Pour through a fine mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth, pressing the flowers to extract all the oil. Discard the spent flowers.

Melt the beeswax

Return the strained oil to the double boiler. Add beeswax and stir until fully melted and combined.

Pour and cool

Remove from heat. Stir in lavender oil if using. Pour into tins and let set for 1 hour. Apply 1-2 times daily to affected skin. Shelf life: 1 year.

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